--- Mark Cramer wrote: I'll clarify the question, as you may or may not have seen the booklet Lloyd provides with the "turbo-wips." Against our best judgement, the diagram shows a pair of needle-nosed pliers gripping the spring half-way between the coil and the hook. The caption reads "place a small bend here." No doubt, the excellent instructions are from either Rick B. or Chris R., so I may contact them to see exactly what they had in mind. --- end of quote --- I learned the hard way that this is definitely NOT the place to put the bend. I installed a set in a 'D' that also needed long hammer tails. The result was that the tails were hitting the springs on the rebound, sometimes disengaging them in the process. I solved that problem by putting a cove in the backs of the tails. A straight spring adjusted at the coil would not have presented this problem. Danny Dover Dartmouth College Hanover, NH
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